A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 417 The Champion

Da Gan Jingqi discovered a better way to fight.Because most of the Huns did not have iron armor, and the power of soft bows and arrows was also small, even at close range the armor-breaking effect was average.

Therefore, when fighting the Huns, the Daganjingqi like to get close and then shoot arrows. This not only improves their accuracy, but also has a great chance of killing them with one hit.

Mounted shooting is very difficult and the hit rate is very low, so this method of shooting close to the face, almost close to the face, quickly became popular among the Daqian army.

Most of the Huns' bows and arrows were made of bone, of which less than half were iron arrows, which could be easily blocked by the armor of the Daganjing cavalry.Facing the heavy crossbow fire from the powerful cavalry, the Huns' leather armor was like paper, easily shot through.

This tactic is actually very similar to the British lobsterman's queuing and shooting tactic. In the era when musketeers were popular, the British were the first to invent this tactic of shooting in the face.

On the battlefield, the lobster soldiers would line up in a line, then march to a distance of 30 meters to the beat of the drum, and then shoot. This operation may seem like sending someone to death, but in fact, as long as they can hold on, they will wait until they are 30 meters away and shoot. , the enemy's casualties will be extremely staggering, and they will be defeated soon.

The Eight Banners Cavalry of the Qing Dynasty also used this combat method, and at that time they would even approach as close as five to ten steps away and shoot with heavy arrows.

Whether it's lobster soldiers lining up to kill, or shooting in the face, these tactics are simple to say, but not easy to implement. Only well-trained elite soldiers can implement them.

The operation of the Daganjingqi, which they can do by charging in thirty steps and then raising their crossbows to shoot, is very effective.The distance of thirty steps can be said to be fleeting as the horses run in both directions.A large number of Huns fell off their horses, and the large number of fine cavalry broke through the military formation like a strong wind.

The Huns, who had not yet had time to form a formation, and whose horses had not even begun to run, could not resist the charging powerful cavalry.

"boom!"

The war horse directly knocked away a Huns who had no time to dodge, and the horizontal knife in his hand drew a graceful arc, killing those Huns who had no time to dodge.

Huo Qubing didn't look like a man who was on the battlefield for the first time. He held a horizontal sword and dashed from left to right, killing the Huns one after another.Dozens of powerful cavalry followed closely. As long as any Huns wanted to form a battle formation, Huo Qubing would immediately break them up and kill them.

Most of the troops of the Royal Court of the Huns have been deployed to the front line to fight against Wei Qing. There are not many troops left behind by the Royal Court of the Huns. Although there are some of the most elite Golden Wolf Guards of the Royal Court, they cannot be formed at all under the back-and-forth attacks of Daqian. Military formation.

Although the Golden Wolf Guards are also equipped with iron armor, they are still somewhat different from the armor of the Dagon Jingqi. Even if they have better riding skills, they cannot withstand the crossbow arrows fired in the face by the Dagon Jingqi.

The Daqian Jingqi used a crossbow specially designed by the craftsman, which could be quickly cocked with their feet on the war horse.Although it is not as good as a crossbow, it is much stronger than a hard bow.

It is precisely because of the gap in weapons and armor that the strength between Daqian and the Xiongnu is growing.

The people Wei Qing handed over to Huo Qubing were naturally the best among the best, so they fought extremely tenaciously. Under the leadership of Huo Qubing, the large number of elite cavalry continued to attack the Huns.

"King Zuoxian, let's run quickly, we can still make a comeback!"

Some Hun nobles persuaded King Zuo Xian to leave here.

As the highest-status Huns staying in the royal court at this time, King Zuo Xian did not lack courage. You must know that he was a strong man who followed the Great Chanyu to pull the Huns back up when they were in decline.

"Go? Where are you going?"

"Without the royal court, these Ganren cavalry will attack the Great Chanyu's army from the rear. And without the royal court, the Great Chanyu's army has lost its cattle, sheep and people. How can it make a comeback?"

"The Ganren will chase us until they kill us all!"

"If you want to survive now, you have to fight your way out and kill these Ganren cavalry!" King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu roared angrily.

"Descendants of the Immortal Heaven, come against me!"

"The Great Huns have reached their most dangerous moment, kill them and defend our royal court!"

King Zuo Xian held a horse in his hand and shouted loudly. His courage boosted the Huns' morale. The originally panicked Huns immediately calmed down and rushed forward after him. The Golden Wolf Guards guarding the royal court also rushed forward.

For a while, the Huns were full of momentum. If King Zuo Xian succeeded in counterattacking, there would soon be more and more Huns and they would be defeated.

Huo Qubing's eyes flashed and he yelled: "King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu is here, brothers, come with me!"

The cavalry from both sides launched another charge. The large cavalrymen climbed on the backs of their horses, stepped on the bowstring, and then when they had reached less than thirty steps, they raised their crossbows and fired directly.

The few Huns at the front immediately turned over and fell off their horses, while the other Huns rushed forward without slowing down at all.

Immediately afterwards, the two sides collided fiercely. In an instant, people kept falling off their horses, and Huo Qubing even got into a fierce fight with King Zuo Xian of the Xiongnu.

As soon as the fight began, Huo Qubing felt his hands go numb. He couldn't help but be a little surprised. King Zuo Xian really had something, and he immediately shouted: "Come again!"

After a confrontation, the Huns' formation was thinned by half. In the confrontation just now, most of the casualties were Huns.

Even though the Huns' morale is high, the knights of Daganjing are more popular. Coupled with those armors, the Huns are no match at all.

Then Huo Qubing clamped his horse's belly and led his men to charge forward again. However, the Huns, whose number was less than half, were no match for him at all.

What's more, King Zuo Xian was old, so he was Huo Qubing's opponent. After the second confrontation, King Zuo Xian was so embarrassed that he wanted to escape.

"Go away!"

As soon as King Zuo Xian escaped, the Huns, who had just had high morale, immediately collapsed. The Golden Wolf Guards rushed up to cover his escape, but faced with the powerful crossbows of Da Gan Jingqi, the Golden Wolf Guards could not stop them.

Huo Qubing and his men broke through the obstacles and quickly chased King Zuo Xian. The other Huns fled one after another and were completely defeated.

Seeing this situation, the Daganjing knights were filled with rage and kept chasing and killing these Huns one by one.

Huo Qubing took the lead and kept chasing forward. When he saw that there were only a few steps away, he shot out the crossbow arrow with his backhand. An arrow hit the back of King Zuoxian of the Huns. The fleeing King Zuoxian fell directly off his horse.

With the capture of King Zuoxian of the Xiongnu, the entire royal court fell completely. The Huns fled in all directions, and more of them surrendered directly.

Huo Qubing immediately sent someone to convey the message, and after a brief rest, he retreated with the Xiongnu royal court, prisoners, and a large group of cattle and sheep.

Without the supplies of cattle and sheep, the Huns' army would soon be defeated.

(End of this chapter)